Colour
#DDBDD5
- #DDBDD5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBDD5 is a magenta with RGB values 221, 189, 213 and HSL 315°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBDD5#DDBDD5
HEX#DDBDD5
RGBrgb(221, 189, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.8353
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(315, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 3.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,053
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBDD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#22422A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDDC5
Analogous#D5BDDD, #DDBDC5
Triadic#D5DDBD, #BDD5DD
Split complementary#C5DDBD, #BDDDD5
Tetradic#DDD5BD, #BDDDC5, #BDC5DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G189
B213
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B D5
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